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Vehicle-use key, maintenance support/management system of vehicle, and stolen vehicle check system

  • US 8,610,537 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2008
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A maintenance support/management system for performing maintenance support/management of a vehicle by obtaining data on the vehicle comprising:

  • a radio communication means of a vehicle-use key used for starting the vehicle, and also for performing communication with an external communication means outside the vehicle;

    wherein the external communication means other than the vehicle includes a communication unit of a designated entity outside of the vehicle, andthe radio communication means of the vehicle-use key is capable of sending and receiving a specific code identifying the vehicle and at least a portion of other data stored in a memory of the vehicle-use key to and from each of the vehicle and the communication unit of the designated entity outside of the vehicle,wherein the at least a portion of the other data stored in the memory of the vehicle-use key and sent to the communication unit of the designated entity outside of the vehicle includes;

    vehicle status information including information on vehicle mileage and information on a necessity of parts exchange downloaded from information processing communication means mounted on the vehicle, anda repair history of the vehicle performed by the designated entity,wherein the specific code stored in the memory has a one-to-one correspondence with the specific code and the vehicle repair history from the information processing communication means of the vehicle, andimproper use of another vehicle-use key for the vehicle is confirmed based on a collation treatment relating to the one-to-one correspondence of the specific code and the vehicle repair history.

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